Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-03 | Page 2 | Tremor Closes 19 L. A. Schools

Earthquake Damages Los Angeles Buildings I N c r I c cIr E 1 1 I 3 A r T F f A ti L z sTi L k 4 I m 4 F A d Pr Press u Photo Shock was iras said salt to have hare caused the death of ot one woman while about 12 lZ persons were injured by falling failing bricks iricks and mortar in Los s Angeles In an early morning earthquake The lower photo shows the police poUce department department department depart depart- ment building in the center of the downtown district A woman was Injured here by falling bricks At top Damage amare to buildings in the r residential d district TREMOR CLOSES 19 LA 1 L. L A. A SCHOOLS 5 By fly Associate LOS ANGELES Oct Ocl 3 Nineteen 3 public schools in Los Ange Angeles es re remained remained remained re- re closed today as the aftermath of yesterdays yesterday's sharp earth temblor which resulted in two deaths injury to 12 persons person and light property dam dam- age Closing of the 19 sch schools schools' was ordered ordered ordered or or- or- or dered by bythe byth the b board ard of education until Its ts its inspection o of o buildings is com corn No estimate of property damage was available but a survey indicated it t would be small Only two to buildings buildings build build- ings logs in Los Angeles were damaged extensively They were a market building on Central avenue and the theold I old Central police station on First street eel Mrs Sophia 73 73 and I Francis rancis Ramirez 55 succumbed to heart attacks after becoming hysterical hyster- hyster cal when the shock struck at a. a m. m rn Those hurt suffered only minor in in- juries The Carnegie Institution seismological cal laboratory in Pasadena reported I the epicenter of the sho shock was vas abo about aboul t 25 miles mUes southwest of Pasadena Several minor earth carth vibrations fol followed folS ol- ol lowed the sharp shock The last one cm oneto oneto S to be reported was in hi the Imperial 1 valley at last night Scientists Scientists were unable to determine whether the sharp quake yesterday was an aftershock of the March 10 ii I quake which which took took a toll of f more than thai I lives and caused property damage amounting to millions or was a new earth development I S. S